At a glance
Saint Vincent Center is a 94,254-square-foot office building at 721 N Lasalle Street in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1926. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 62 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 107.3 kBtu/ft² and 810 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 29% of the 320 scored office buildings in Chicago.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 62 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 107.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 171.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 810 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 921,330 kWh |
| Natural gas | 69,680 therms |
| Gross floor area | 94,254 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:164517:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 62 | +5 | 107.3 kBtu/ft² | 810 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 57 | ±0 | 116.4 kBtu/ft² | 858 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 57 | +4 | 109.7 kBtu/ft² | 891 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 53 | +10 | 117.1 kBtu/ft² | 990 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 43 | +7 | 138.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,171 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 36 | -19 | 138.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,164 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 55 | +1 | 130.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,222 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 54 | ±0 | 132.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,252 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 54 | 134.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,312 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance
Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 721 N Lasalle Street
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60654
- Coordinates
- 41.85685, -87.73049
Within ~1 km
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How does Saint Vincent Center compare with other office buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 387 office buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Saint Vincent Center's ENERGY STAR score of 62 compares with an average of 69 across the 320 that report a score; it scores higher than 29% of them and lower than 69%. Its site EUI of 107.3 kBtu/ft² is about 52% above the average of 70.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 8.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 15% above the group average of 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 94,254 sq ft, it is about 81% below the average floor area of 488,124 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1926, 30 years earlier than the group's average year built (1957). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Saint Vincent Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for Saint Vincent Center, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 54 in 2015 to 62 in 2023 (+8 points). Site EUI moved from 134.5 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 107.3 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 20% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,312 tCO₂e to 810 tCO₂e over the same span (down 38%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 62 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 62 means the building performs better than about 62% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 62 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 13 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In Chicago, 35% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
Site energy-use intensity (EUI) is the energy a building uses on site in a year divided by its floor area, in thousand Btu per square foot — lower is more efficient. Saint Vincent Center's 107.3 kBtu/ft² across 94,254 sq ft works out to about 10.1 billion Btu (2,964 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 171.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 921,330 kWh of electricity and 69,680 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Saint Vincent Center to report its energy use?
Saint Vincent Center reports under the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance, the legal basis of the Chicago Energy Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2023 disclosure (source record chicago:164517:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Saint Vincent Center's energy grade?
Saint Vincent Center scores 62 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Saint Vincent Center use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 107.3 kBtu/ft² (171.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 94,254 sq ft, including 921,330 kWh of electricity and 69,680 therms of natural gas.
What are Saint Vincent Center's carbon emissions?
Saint Vincent Center reported 810 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Saint Vincent Center?
Saint Vincent Center is at 721 N Lasalle Street, in Chicago, Illinois 60654. Its coordinates are 41.85685, -87.73049 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Saint Vincent Center and when was it built?
Saint Vincent Center has 94,254 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1926 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Saint Vincent Center covered by the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 Chicago Energy Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance.
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About this data
Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking (Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “Saint Vincent Center, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/saint-vincent-center-046741b2 (data as of October 2, 2026).